US4817537A - Container carrying convertible rail-highway vehicle - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to container carrying vehicles and, more particularly, to a convertible rail-highway container carrying vehicle which can accommodate a standard ISO (International Standards Organization) tunnel type 40 foot container which is 9'-6" high.
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- Container carrying railway vehicles are well known and are derived from flat cars of various types with the addition of appropriate hardware to secure the container to the car structure.
- container carrying highway vehicles such as semitrailer container chassis are widely used for container shipping on highways.
- a container mounted on a flat car must be transferred to a highway container chassis in order to reach its final destination, causing delays and extra costs to be incurred.
- all highway transport becomes increasingly uneconomical.
- the present invention provides a lightweight convertible rail-highway vehicle for carrying standard cargo containers of the "ISO” type or similar that are 9'-6" high and are of the "tunnel” type.
- the vehicle has the requisite structural strength to operate anywhere in a long train of similar vehicles and when operating in highway mode does not exceed the maximum permitted height of 13'-6".
- the vehicle configuration further provides for full opening of the container body end doors without structural interference.
- a container carrying rail-highway vehicle comprising a semitrailer chassis and vehicle structure comprising a longitudinal center sill box structure of varying cross section, a front transverse box structure attached to the forward necked-down portion of the center sill, a rear box type transverse sill attached to the rearward portion of the center sill, and two side beams attached at each end to the front and rear sill respectively on either side of the center sill in a position allowing the cargo container to nest inside the side beams.
- the side beams are disposed from a higher position at the front to the main deck level at the rear of the vehicle and a plurality of transverse outrigger members extend between the center sill and each of the side beams.
- the higher position of the side beams at the front of the vehicle provides for tractor king pin clearance.
- the vehicle further includes at least a pair of retractable highway wheels which may be positioned on a lower surface of the center sill; a coupling device at each end of the vehicle for coupling to a next adjacent vehicle when in rail mode; and a coupling device for coupling the vehicle to a separate rail bogie at a point under the center of the rear sill.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of two container carrying convertible rail-highway vehicles formed in accordance with the present invention coupled end to end for operation in rail mode;
- FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one container carrying rail-highway vehicle formed in accordance with the present invention coupled to a highway tractor for operation in highway mode;
- FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the container carrying rail-highway vehicle
- FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the vehicle of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the vehicle of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the vehicle of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the vehicle taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the vehicle taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of the container carrying rail highway vehicle, shown in highway mode.
- each vehicle has a front coupler 14 and a rear coupler 15 which when coupled together provide an articulated connection supporting the weight of the trailing vehicle.
- a detachable rail bogie 16 provides the suspension and braking functions.
- Bogie 16 is rotatably attached to the vehicle 10 with a suitable locking device at 17.
- a landing gear 18 is attached toward the forward end of the vehicle and a standard highway trailer king pin 19 is provided to permit highway and transfer operations with a highway tractor 20.
- Highway wheel set which are retractable are provided near the rear of the vehicle for rail mode operation and shown retracted as 21 and 22.
- the forwardmost wheelset when used for highway operation, lowers to a ground engaging position 23.
- the rearmost highway wheelset also lowers to a ground engaging position 24, and may be used in that position or moved rearward to a more rearward position 25 for higher load carrying capability.
- a center sill box structure 26 of varying cross section runs the entire length of the vehicle and is rigidly attached to front transverse box sill 27, and a rear transverse box sill 28. Straddling the container on either side are the first and second side beams 29 and 30 which run outside of the container 11 or 12 and are generally disposed from a higher position where attached to the front sill beam 27 to a lower level substantially even with the top of the rear box sill 28.
- a number of transverse outrigger members or cross members 31 are provided between the side beams 29 and 30 and the center sill 26 to stabilize the side beams.
- the sill is reduced in section in a "gooseneck" configuration 32 so that a standard king pin 19 can be provided at the requisite height.
- a large box section crossbearer 33 is provided to carry the center sill beam bending loads into the side beams 29 and 30.
- the center sill beam rises about 43/4 inches and fits into a cavity or "tunnel" in the underside of the container approximately 40 inches wide by 124 inches long, as shown at 34.
- the gooseneck top surface 32 of the center sill extends from the front transverse sill 27 about 120 inches rearward tapering at the rearward end to the crossbearer 33.
- the landing gear 18 is attached.
- the first and second side beams 29 and 30 are preferably constructed so that the forward portion has a greater section modulus than the rearward portion aft of the first outrigger 31.
- the aforedescribed structure provides high bending stability in the gooseneck are due to the deep side beams 29,30 so that high tension and compression forces may be taken through the couplers 14, 15 and the vehicle structure 10. More particularly, due to the configuration and flexibility of the end structure only about 25% of the compression and tension loads will be carried through the side beams and 75% will be carried through the center sill 26.
- FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 show sections through the structure 10 taken along lines 7--7, 8--8 and 9--9, respectively.
- Center sill box structure 26 is composed of a main longitudinal plate member 35 which extends from the front face of front transverse box sill 27 to the rear face of rear transverse box sill 28.
- Plate 35 is the lower face of box center sill 26 at the forward end of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 7, and, rearward of the gooseneck section 32, plate 35 becomes the top surface of center sill 26, as shown in FIG. 8.
- top center sill plate 35 is coplanar with the top surface of rear transverse box sill 28.
- Rear coupler 15 is mounted under plate 35 and above shear plate 36 inside box sill 28.
- Deck plates 37 provide a surface for mounting retractible container twist-lock attachment fittings 43 for both 40 foot and 45 foot long containers.
- front coupler 14 is attached between plate 35 and top plate 38 of the gooseneck section.
- Suitable side webs 39 and internal stiffeners of various sizes 40 complete the center sill structure.
- Means for securing the container to the vehicle at front sill 27 are provided by spring loaded horizontal pins 41.
- angled guide blocks 42 are provided at two locations to assist in loading a container being lowered onto the vehicle.
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